Example 7.4 When a steady wind blows past the hanging wires of a bridge, vortices are generated on the downwind side of the wires, which are shed regularly at a definite frequency, as shown in the figure. If this frequency coincides with the natural frequency of the bridge, then harmful periodic forces will be created on the bridge. For this reason, it is very important to determine this shedding frequency for hanging wires having a diameter of 0.1 m when the wind is blowing steadily at \( 20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} \). To determine the shedding frequency, a model of these wires having a diameter of 0.02 m is tested in the water tunnel and the shedding frequency is found to be 40 Hz . Determine the shedding frequency for the prototype. The viscosity and density of air are \( 1.8 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~Pa} \).s and \( 1.2 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3} \), respectively, while the viscosity and density of the water are \( 0.001 \mathrm{~Pa} . \mathrm{s} \) and \( 1000 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3} \), respectively.